Trachycarpus Fortunei

General information Trachycarpus Fortunei (hardy palm tree)
This hardy palm tree, Trachycarpus Fortunei, is originally from China, where it grows up to 2500 at high mountains with above sea level. This Chinese hardy palm tree has beautiful fan -shaped leaves and is grown worldwide. The trachycarpus fortunei can be up to 10 meters of land and the trunk is covered with a thick bunch of hair. These hair give this hardy palm extra insulation for the cold. What some people don't know is that when the older Trachycarpus Fortunei is in a place where it will never get colder than -10 ° C, it can get a bare trunk. The hardy palm does not need this extra insulation. In nature, different animals will use these hairs for their nest.
Care Trachycarpus Fortunei (hardy palm tree)
The trachycarpus fortunei does best when it is in a sheltered place in the semi -shadow or the full sun. In principle, the hardy palm could be everywhere as long as the soil is well drained. For example, when the trachycarpus fortunei is in the clay soil, you can help the hardy palm by adding coarse gravel or broken roof tiles. As a result, the root ball of the hardy palm will not be in the water. The trachycarpus fortunei (the hardy palm) is well intended against the cold (-18 ° C -20 ° C), but when the frost will last for more than 2 weeks, we recommend that you pack the hardy palm. In the winter, the soil where the hardy palm tree stands can become permanently frozen, so that the hardy palm can no longer absorb water and this while the evaporation continues through the leaves. That is why we advise you to protect the trachycarpus fortunei trot with a reed mat or jute. You can also tie the leaves in a point without damaging them, in order to protect the vulnerable growth point of the hardy palm against rain. This is especially true for the young specimens of the Trachycarpus Fortunei.
Do you have your hardy palm outside in a pot? You can then protect your trachycarpus fortunei in the winter by covering the foot of the palm with straw and then wrapping with jute. This allows the hardy palm tree to keep breathing and absorb enough moisture. To ensure that the Trachycarpus Fortunei will not dry out, you can cover the jar with stud plastic, which is good insulation at the same time. We do advise against packing the hardy palm with stud plastic. This is because the hardy palm must be able to keep breathing.
The soil in which the hardy palm tree is planted must drain well. Casting a closed pot full of water is deadly for just about all plants, but certainly for the hardy palm. The water must therefore be able to run well from the pot, to a subdue with a low edge, so that the hardy palm does not get too wet foot. It is important that water gift on the leaves or on the trunk of the hardy palm is avoided. This is because when these parts of the hardy palm tree are too moist, this can cause fungus or rotting.
It is very important that the hardy palm trees are put out no later than the beginning of September without a good root system. Watch out for hardy palms that are not rooted and that are offered by a quick money earner (Marketplace eg). These hardy palms are imported from China where they are close together (thin trunk and long stems). These hardy palms have sometimes been on the boat in the dark e without water and without good root system. Hardy palms have to carrot in the greenhouse for at least a year, only then are the palms really hardy.
This is in a pot of 24 cm, the height is 80 cm.

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